The Earth Day 2011 Contest Support Thread

[Darkniciad]

The baby is asleep and I have two stories out being edited (one of them my earth day story... fingers crossed for a Thursday return). Time to start reading!

Out of curiosity, how quick is the turnaround for posting in the contests? I seem to recall reading that it is far less than the usual three days.

Related to that, is it true that Sunday is the kiss of death? Or is this, too, an AH urban legend?

Stay away from Sunday!

The typical turnaround for contest stories ( properly marked in the notes field ) is less than 24 hours once the submission starting gun goes off. I've had mine post in 20 mins after submitting before.

 

[LettersFromTatyana]

Stay away from Sunday!

The typical turnaround for contest stories ( properly marked in the notes field ) is less than 24 hours once the submission starting gun goes off. I've had mine post in 20 mins after submitting before.

Wow, that response was faster than contest speed!

Thanks. I'll make sure to submit the story on Friday or Monday, just to be safe.

 

[SuperHeroRalph]

Dunno, maybe it's just me, but when PrincessErin pretends to read contest stories, she makes comments one after another, so close to one another that they all appear on the feedback portal one after another.

Doesn't she know this or is she that dumb?

I figure she reads all the stories first, makes notes, and then makes all her comments. Yeah, that's probably it.

Thank for your bashing comment, PrincessAirHead. Now I have to go shower.

The woman has the mental power of a snail.

So, for all of you who think that Erin read your story because she left a comment, she didn't.

For all of you who think she loved your story, she didn't.

For all of you who think she was sincere, when she wished you luck in the contest, she wasn't.

For all of you who think she gave you a five vote, well, she didn't do that either.

How am I doing so far, Erin? Am I painting a picture of the miserable sack of shit that you are?

 

[MatthewVett]

I think someone dislikes me this year, because I've already noticed some 1s being dropped... Hopefully the sweeps will catch them.

 

[TxRad]

I think someone dislikes me this year, because I've already noticed some 1s being dropped... Hopefully the sweeps will catch them.

Don't take it personally. Trolls will be trolls no matter what you do.

If you do well at anything here you will be honored with your own personal trolls. it's the way things go.

 

[TxRad]

Freddie, leave the crap on the Survivor forum, we're here to have fun remember.

 

[SuperHeroRalph]

Freddie, leave the crap on the Survivor forum, we're here to have fun remember.

Sorry, Tx, but this is the Earth Day contest thread and I wrote an Earth Day contest story. PrincessAirHead bashed my story and gave me a 3 vote.

Then, she has the gall to go down the list of everyone's story and leave a nice comment. Comment after comment appeared on the feedback portal one after the other. Now, either she can read at supersonic pace or the woman is a moron.

I was only showing her for who she is. After reading the posts to her on this forum thread, everyone believes she is one of them and has their best interest at heart. She doesn't.

At least I actually read the stories of the writers here and vote according to the merit of the story, no matter who wrote it.

 

[Darkniciad]

First track with actual data is done.

25 stories in 12 categories.

The average score is 4.23 - median 4.20
190,720 views so far. avg 9082 - median 5175
27 favorites
116 PCs

Toplists haven't updated to get votes, and everything else seemed to update pretty late. If it keeps that up, I may not be able to track every day. I was off work today, and got plenty of sleep. Not going to be the case most of the time.

 

[MarlowBunny]

Damn it. This pisses me off!

First track with actual data is done.

25 stories in 12 categories.

The average score is 4.23 - median 4.20
190,720 views so far. avg 9082 - median 5175
27 favorites
116 PCs

Toplists haven't updated to get votes, and everything else seemed to update pretty late. If it keeps that up, I may not be able to track every day. I was off work today, and got plenty of sleep. Not going to be the case most of the time.

"My Brother - My Hero" is rated 4.17 with 186 votes and 25,789 views.

So, it is below average and more than half the stories scored better, but shit tons of people are viewing it. I hate the "Incest" audience. They out number readers in every other category 3 to 1, and I obviously don't know how to please them. I here-by swear off that crappy category forever - or until I forget.

Meanwhile, "The Spirit of the Glen" is rated 4.06 with only 16 votes and 1279 views. They posted at the same time. "Incest" is 20 times more popular than "SiFi & Fantasy" in this case. The story is rated way below average. I am about to retire from this site in disgust. I have contempt for my readers.

 

[TxRad]

"My Brother - My Hero" is rated 4.17 with 186 votes and 25,789 views.

So, it is below average and more than half the stories scored better, but shit tons of people are viewing it. I hate the "Incest" audience. They out number readers in every other category 3 to 1, and I obviously don't know how to please them. I here-by swear off that crappy category forever - or until I forget.

Meanwhile, "The Spirit of the Glen" is rated 4.06 with only 16 votes and 1279 views. They posted at the same time. "Incest" is 20 times more popular than "SiFi & Fantasy" in this case. The story is rated way below average. I am about to retire from this site in disgust. I have contempt for my readers.

Don't let it get to you. The trolls are out in numbers it seems. Even the romance category isn't safe. The Island isn't doing much better. 4.04 111 Votes 4676 views

The trolls just love it when they can run someone off. It just makes their day. Don't give them the satisfaction.

 

[MatthewVett]

Sci-Fi and Fantasy does OK. Mine is at 3922 views right now, 64 votes, 6 non-me comments. Actually I find Exhibitionism and Voyeurism to do worst, viewwise. The thing with Incest is that its popularity is a positive feedback loop. People write incest stories, incest fans come here to read them, more people write stories for lots of views, more people come, &c.

Maybe we could get a bunch of authors together and have like, a genre club. Every other month or so, we pick a non-incest category randomly and we all write a story for it. Give some publicity to other genres? I'd be up for it.

 

[DG Hear]

Don't let it get to you. The trolls are out in numbers it seems. Even the romance category isn't safe. The Island isn't doing much better. 4.04 111 Votes 4676 views

The trolls just love it when they can run someone off. It just makes their day. Don't give them the satisfaction.

Mine is doing pretty good. Maybe the troll readers know I'm not elegible.
Honey Dippers avg 4.56 votes 556 reads 12275 Romance
Public Comments: 16

We should be writing because we enjoy it. The votes and comments are just icing on the cake.
Best of luck to all who enter the contest.
DG

 

[Owlwhisper]

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[Darkniciad]

Yah, your score as it sits through the entire period of submissions doesn't remotely represent what it will start to look like once the sweeps start.

Just the sex and ending left of my story... well, that and going back to spice it a little, first-pass edit it, send it off for first reads, work on the second...

Well, I'm almost done writing the thing, anyway

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

Feeling better (thanks!) and back on track. Nearly finished.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[Owlwhisper]

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[voluptuary_manque]

Now someone please explain how my stories can have fourteen and twenty-two views, respectively, when they're still 'Pending' and haven't even been approved?

 

[TxRad]

Now someone please explain how my stories can have fourteen and twenty-two views, respectively, when they're still 'Pending' and haven't even been approved?

That's been the question for several days on a number of threads. Even Manu is without an answer but he is looking into it. The number should be 60 or nearly so and an even number by the time it posts.

Ain't you glad you asked.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Oh, just thank-you. Thank-you so very much.

 

[electric1]

Ahh, it’s nice to see my story posted. So far my score is weak, but all the comments are kind (not counting the spam I deleted).

I was a little disappointed, though, to run against length-limits on both my title and description. My original title was “How Naked are You Willing to Get for Case?” a line that would be instantly recognizable to any “Veronica Mars” fan. The shortened title I settled for won’t grab the attention of my target-audience. If I’d thought about it more, I could have found a better title within the length-limit, I suppose, but I was too lazy, er, pressed for time.

Good luck to everyone.

 

[Darkniciad]

Ahh, it’s nice to see my story posted. So far my score is weak, but all the comments are kind (not counting the spam I deleted).

I was a little disappointed, though, to run against length-limits on both my title and description. My original title was “How Naked are You Willing to Get for Case?” a line that would be instantly recognizable to any “Veronica Mars” fan. The shortened title I settled for won’t grab the attention of my target-audience. If I’d thought about it more, I could have found a better title within the length-limit, I suppose, but I was too lazy, er, pressed for time.

Good luck to everyone.

The length limit for the title has never bothered me, but the description is almost always a pain. I usually manage to pull something off, but I'm often a few characters short of that perfect line I had in mind.

 

[Darkniciad]

Finally have votes for tonight's track. I think I may have an order to perform the various checks, now. It looks like the pages are just updating in a different order than they had up until recently. Probably back-end changes. That may let me track without having to stay up all night to do it.

No new stories tonight, but I don't see the regular New list updated either, so some will probably post later.

Average score 4.15, Median 4.16
2339 votes total. Average votes 121, Median 54
298,972 views total. Average views 12,457, Median 7,363.

40 Favorites, and 171 comments on contest stories so far.

As has happened in the last few contests, advertising spam is popping up in the comment boards of contest entries. Keep your eyes out for it and delete them when you see them.

There are a couple of clear front-runners at the moment, but that can change rapidly as new stories come on board, and even more once the sweeps start slashing everyone's totals. I haven't looked to see whether the current leaders are eligible yet, either.

Now, back to writing on mine. I'm still working on getting these two undressed. They're bound and determined to piddle around with every single article of clothing, it seems.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Today has been the biggest day of writing I've ever had on any one story. I wrote over 2,600 words on one contest entry, and it is now over 7,000 words. I am just getting to the sex part, so I will have to choose my words more carfully, but I hope to get it submitted in two more days. Unlike most of what I write, there is actual conflict and a plot of sorts. Scouries would look with favor on this one, because the characters are original, having never appeared in a story before before. At least not one by me.

My second entry still has a long way to go, and I hope I get it done in time. Scouries would hate this one, because I have written about the people before.

 

[scouries]

Scouries would hate this one, because I have written about the people before

Join the fucking club!

At least it will come from one of LITEROTICA'S "Most Favorited" Authors and a member of the 1000+ VOTE CLUB.

Anything, even stories that break the spirit of the rules of the contest, has to be better than the drivel that our 'Master of the 750 Word Story' is flooding the contest with.​

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